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Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz made national headlines and stirred controversy when she sharply criticized Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker during an appearance in Milwaukee on Sept. 3, 2014.
At one point, Wasserman Schultz said: "Scott Walker has given women the back of his hand."

By Tom Kertscher. Published on Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 1:16 p.m.

More than four months out before the November 2014 gubernatorial election in Wisconsin, some of the campaign themes are coming into focus.
Gov. Scott Walker's record on jobs and the economy. How that record compares to that of his predecessor, Democrat Jim Doyle. And the record of likely Democratic nominee Mary Burke, both as Doyle's commerce secretary and as a former executive of Trek Bicycle Corp.

By Tom Kertscher. Published on Wednesday, June 25th, 2014 at 5:00 a.m.

Wisconsin is second in the nation in losing jobs?
Milwaukee is second-highest in the recovery of children from sex trafficking?
In Wisconsin, a woman earns 80 cents for every $1 a man earns?
A look at 10 recent claims on the eve of the state Democratic convention.

Rush Limbaugh, the nation’s No. 1 talk radio host, topped PolitiFact Wisconsin’s High Five for April 2014, our list of the five most-clicked items from the previous month.
Limbaugh claimed that Wisconsin is "one of the bluest" states, but under Gov. Scott Walker its unemployment rate "is around 3.5%." We rated that False.
From Scott Walker to Mary Burke and Mike Tate, the rest of the list is a bipartisan one.

It's time for our monthly recap of the five items that received the most page-views at PolitiFact Wisconsin during the previous month.
In June, the NRA, junk food, Scott Walker and Obamacare were on top of the list.

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